Popularly known as the 'green city in the sun,' Kenya's capital city, Nairobi, offers a varied number of tourist attractions.
Amongst them are the spectacular buildings such as the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, located centrally in the city.
Completed in 1974, the building hosts many meetings, exhibitions, conferences and seminars.
Architecturally designed in the shape of a hut, the 33-storey building offers a spectacular view in the city center.
Also within central Nairobi is the Parliament House, an iconic building whose main attraction is the clock tower.
Adjacent to it, is the mausoleum of Kenya's first president, Jomo Kenyatta, another tourist attraction.
Another major iconic structure within the city is the Jamia Mosque, designed in Arabic Muslim architecture.
Built to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of the Kenyan people, the Bomas of Kenya situated in Lang'ata, is a major custodian of artifacts and values of the Kenyan people.
The Kenya National Archives along Moi Avenue is another attraction that boasts a huge art gallery.
The Nairobi National Museum, a world-class museum located at Museum Hill, has a rich collection of animal exhibitions, art galleries, artifacts and ancient tools including weapons and instruments.
Another museum in Nairobi is the Karen Blixen Museum, at the foot of Ngong Hills, designed in Danish architecture.
The building was owned by Karen Blixen, and after her departure, it was donated to the Kenyan government by the Danish government after Kenya gained independence.
Also within the city is the Railway Museum near the Nairobi Railway Station.
It exhibits ancient steam locomotives and the engineering designs of ancient railway construction.
For the lovers of wildlife, the Giraffe Centre in Lang'ata offers tourists a close encounter with the tall ungulate mammals, while the Mamba Village in Karen is a great place to see crocodiles, different bird species, amongst them ostriches, and giraffes.
The major wildlife attraction site in the city is the Nairobi National Park, located 7 kilometers from central Nairobi.
It boasts a wide variety of wildlife and bird species, with the Nairobi orphanage situated within it.
The orphanage offers refuge for injured and abandoned wildlife.
Close to the National Museum is the Snake Park that prides itself in a wide range of snake species.
In the volcanic region of the Rift Valley, lies the equatorial Lake Bogoria, a shallow and long basin of saline water estimated to cover 34 square kilometers.
Located 260 kilometers from Nairobi, the lake offers an aesthetic view of flamingo's and pelicans, among other bird species.
It is also famous for its blowholes, hot springs, geysers, fumaroles and steam jets along the western shore.
From the lake, one has a scenic view of the Laikipia escarpment.
Wildebeests are large hoofed antelopes with an approximate height of 50 inches at the shoulder.
Considered a 'Wonder of The World', watching the wildebeest migration is an amazing experience, as they move in search of water and fresh grass.
The Serengeti Plains in Tanzania experience rains in the months of March and April, which is the mating season for the wildebeests.
In May, the amount of rainfall starts decreasing and the animals start traveling north towards Kenya.
The animals move in huge numbers, with the strong bulls defending secured grazing areas.
In July, the animals cross River Grumeti in Tanzania, a major attraction site, as the animals cross the crocodile-infested river.
The grass in this region dries by July and the animals move further north into Kenya.
Crossing the Mara River is another struggle for the animals as they try to get past the many crocodiles preying on them in the river.
The animals graze in Kenya until November.
Rains start in Serengeti by early December and the wildebeests move back south to Tanzania.
These, among many other tourist attraction sites in the country, place Kenya among major tourist destinations in the world.
The country receives millions of tourists annually, both local and international.